Irish firm shoots for the stars after signing space deal

AN Irish company has signed a deal with a leading Russian university to track potentially dangerous space junk from its hi-tech facility in Co Cork.

The partnership between the National Space Centre (NSC) in Midleton and the prestigious Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Fitztekh) will also see two Irish third-level institutions working with Fitztekh on space and physics education projects, and on research and development.

“This is a great opportunity not just for our company, but for our educational institutions and for Ireland as a whole,” said NSC chief executive Rory Fitzpatrick.